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Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThanks so much for visiting,\u003cbr\u003e\n❤️ Jess\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52308838678818,"sku":"PRE-SILWIN-3ND2","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/IMG_0419.jpg?v=1786488717"},{"product_id":"the-red-lacquer-case-patricia-wentworth-1924","title":"The Red Lacquer Case, Patricia Wentworth, 1924, 2nd Printing Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wrote it: The Red Lacquer Case is a 1924 mystery novel by Patricia Wentworth, published by Small, Maynard \u0026amp; Company, offered here in a second printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it's about: Wentworth, later famous for her Miss Silver mysteries, wrote this earlier standalone thriller involving a stolen lacquer case and the intrigue surrounding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Mustard cloth hardcover with gilt-lettered spine panel, no dust jacket, light fraying to the cloth at the spine head and faint spotting to a few interior pages. 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